CURRICULUM
Personal, Social, Health and Economic
At St. Hugh’s Primary School, PSHE is at the core of what we do and enables our children to become independent, confident, healthy and responsible members of society, as well as developing the “whole child” intellectually, morally, socially and spiritually. Through our whole-school approach to PSHE, we believe that excellence in these areas will lead to excellence across the curriculum and beyond in later life.
PSHE is taught across the school from Reception – Year 6 weekly and as a school, we follow a uniquely designed PSHE scheme based on the ‘PSHE Association’ guidance and including:
– ‘Journey in Love’ (RSE) to ensure children develop self-awareness, positive self-esteem, and confidence enabling them to reflect upon their own beliefs, attitudes and values in an attempt to combat social injustices – bringing light in to the darkness;
– ‘Everyone Welcome (No outsiders)’ to ensure that St. Hugh’s is a community where differences of cultural background, race, gender, sexuality, family unit or lifestyle are treated with dignity and respect.
– Bespoke teaching surrounding the UK’s protected characteristics
Our PSHE curriculum equips children with relevant and meaningful content, which is supported through a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health. With an ever-changing society, we can provide our children with a strong understanding of the diverse world around them and support them in playing a positive role in contributing to the school and the wider community.
Weaving through the heart of our PSHE teaching, is a commitment to enhancing and promoting our school mission statement in which our school ‘aims to be a community which reflects real gospel values of love and forgiveness. A community in which each individual, child or adult, can work in an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding; so as to broaden their appreciation of the world, its cultures and its people.’
Our whole curriculum is shaped by our school vision which aims to enable all children, regardless of background, ability or additional needs, to flourish to become the very best version of themselves.
We teach the National Curriculum, adapted appropriately for our school community and supported by a clear skills and knowledge progression. This ensures that skills and knowledge are built on year by year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for all children. We also ensure a wide range of cultural capital is on offer to all year groups across the school year to elevate learning and ensure understanding and progression.
Our curriculum reflects our aim on developing the “whole child” through a spiral curriculum approach to developing knowledge, skills and understanding in the areas of:
Health and Wellbeing
- Healthy Lifestyles - Emotional Literacy - Keeping Safe - Accessing Support - Health and Safety & First Aid
RSE
- The wonder of being special and unique - Meeting God’s love in our family - Meeting God’s love in the community - How we live in love - God loves us in our differences - God loves us in our changing and developing - The wonder of God’s love in creating new life
Living in the Wider World
- Financial Literacy - Rights, Responsibilities and Consequences - Caring for the Community - Diversity, Uniqueness and Togetherness
Children will start their journey with us treating each other with kindness and respect. Our embedded whole school vision to nurture children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development supports them to foster good relationships between all in line with the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
Through the development of a progressive, well sequenced and purposeful PSHE and RSE curriculum, appropriate CPD for all staff, and quality first teaching children will leave our school having a willingness and ability to try new things, push themselves and persevere; have a good understanding of how to stay safe; be able to build healthy relationships; have an appreciation of what it means to be a positive member of a diverse, multicultural society; have a strong self-awareness, interlinked with compassion of others.
Ultimately, our overarching aims and objectives in supporting our children to become healthy and responsible members of society enable pupils to develop the ability to collaborate, build upon their emotional security, improve concentration to focus on their wellbeing as well as ensuring children are self-reliant with an understanding of self-care and nutrition. We aim for children to end their journey moving onto the next stage of their education with self-confidence and a high sense of self-worth.
Personal Development
At St. Hugh’s we aim to provide a curriculum for our children that extends beyond their academic learning because we want to prepare them well for their next stage of education and for their adult lives. In addition to providing a comprehensive PSHE curriculum, we provide a wide range of opportunities for children to develop citizenship, British Values, understanding of diversity, character, protected characteristics and keeping themselves safe.
Please click on the documents below to see some of the ways we incorporate Personal Development into our wider curriculum.
Whole School Personal Development
Reception Class Personal Development
Black History Month
Reception found out about the footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Year 1 studied Mary Seacole – a nurse and businesswoman.
Year 2 studied Pablo Fanque – the first black circus owner in Britain.
Year 3 studied Wangari Maathi – an environmentalist.
Year 4 studied Katherine Johnson – a mathematician who worked at NASA.
Year 5 studied Martin Luther King – leader of the American civil rights movement.
Year 6 studied the Windrush generation.
The Anthony Walker Foundation Visit
The Anthony Walker Foundation was established in 2006 after the racially motivated murder of Anthony in Huyton, Liverpool. Anthony’s family and friends did not want his murder to be another statistic and wanted his name to live on with a positive, lasting legacy. They set up a foundation in his name. The Anthony Walker Foundation works to tackle racism, hate crime and discrimination.
Catherina Quinn, from the Anthony Walker Foundation, has been working with our children to guide them in becoming welcoming, respectful, and tolerant adults in the future.
Bikeability
It’s great to see the Year 5 pupils were committed to completing their Bikeability Level 1 and 2 training despite the weather challenges. Bikeability training is such an important skill, teaching children how to cycle safely and confidently on roads. Big congratulations to them for their determination and achievement!
Mini Police
Mini Police is an innovative and fun police engagement programme, which is delivered in schools with the support of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from the local neighbourhood police team.
A group of children went to Rivington Pike as part of the Mini-Police programme. They learned about the role of the police in our society. They also challenged themselves by walking up a very big hill!
The aim of Mini Police is to provide school children in Years 5 or 6 (aged 9-11) with a fun and interactive way to introduce children to a positive experience of policing and to get them involved in the local community. For more information about the programme, click here.
A group of children went to Rivington Pike as part of the Mini-Police programme. They learned about the role of the police in our society. They also challenged themselves by walking up a very big hill!
School Council
Our School Council had the opportunity to enjoy a great day out in London!
We took a ride on the London Eye, which showed fantastic views over the city, visited the Houses of Parliament and 10 Downing Street.
After spending time at Buckingham Palace we then ate at a restaurant and came home. The children were a credit to our school and this was commented on by members of the public.
Key Stage 2
‘The CELLs Project visited our school for the day. They delivered various workshops that taught us about making the right choice. We understood more about crime and what the consequences of bad choices could be.’
School Council
This week some of our school councillors visited Liverpool Town Hall, to take part in a Liverpool Schools’ Parliament event.
Children from across the city come together to discuss important themes that have or will inevitably impact them.
This months discussion was ‘Your Mental Health Matters’
Year 1
In PSHE, we learned about the importance of personal hygiene – brushing our teeth and washing our hands and faces.
Year 1
We read ‘Elmer’ to understand that it is OK to be different and except differences in others.
Year 1
We have learned the school rules and how important they are to keep everyone happy and safe.
Year 2 learning how germs are spread
We have explored how germs spread if we don’t wash our hands and how to effectively wash our hands.
